AIR Awards of 2024

Edition of annual Australian music award

2024 AIR Awards

Date| 1 August 2024
Venue| Queen's Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
Most awards|

* Genesis Owusu and Cub Sport (2)

Most nominations|

* Genesis Owusu (5)

Website| https://air.org.au/air-awards/
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The 2024 AIR Awards is the upcoming eighteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), scheduled to take place on 1 August 2024 in Adelaide. The 2024 AIR Awards will introduce two new categories; the Independent Producer of the Year and the Independent Music Video of the Year.[1] The nominees were revealed on 14 May 2024.[2]

## Performances

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* Maple Glider
* Jack River
* Bumpy
* Slava Grigoryan
* RVG

## Nominees and winners

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Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.[3]

Independent Album of the Year  | Independent Song of the Year

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* RVG – Brain Worms
* Cub Sport – Jesus at the Gay Bar
* Genesis Owusu – Struggler
* Jen Cloher – I Am the River, the River Is Me
* Maple Glider – I Get Into Trouble

* Jem Cassar-Daley – "King of Disappointment"
* Genesis Owusu – "Leaving the Light"
* Maple Glider – "Don't Kiss Me"
* RVG – "Nothing Really Changes"
* Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – "I Used to Be Fun"

Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year  | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP

* Royel Otis
* Big Wett
* Chloe Dadd
* Enola
* Pacific Avenue

* Dan Sultan – Dan Sultan
* Dope Lemon – Kimosabé
* Georgia Mooney – Full of Moon
* Leah Senior – The Music That I Make
* The Teskey Brothers – The Winding Way

Best Independent Children's Album or EP  | Best Independent Classical Album or EP

* Josh Pyke – It's Gonna Be a Great, Great Day!
* Amber Lawrence – A Very Aussie Aussie Christmas
* Emma Memma – Ballet Time
* The Wiggles – Ready Steady Wiggle
* Whistle and Trick – Bananas and Other Delicious Things

* Australian Chamber Orchestra \+ Richard Tognetti – Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 'Eroica'
* Karen Jacobsen – Misogyny Opus
* Neil Gaiman and Fourpay String Quartet – Signs of Life
* Russell Morris – The Real Thing: Symphonic Concert
* Slava Grigoryan – Gratitudes

Best Independent Country Album or EP  | Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP

* Fanny Lumsden – Hey Dawn
* Henry Wagons – South of Everywhere
* Maple Glider – I Get Into Trouble
* The Wolfe Brothers – Livin' the Dream
* Travis Collins – Any Less Anymore

* Cub Sport – Jesus at the Gay Bar
* Big Wett – Pu$$y
* Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast
* Simona Castricum – Sink
* Skeleten – Under Utopia

Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single  | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP

* Fisher and Kita Alexander – "Atmosphere"
* Confidence Man – "On & On (Again)"
* Memphis LK – "Black and Blue"
* Odd Mob and Omnom – "Losing Control"
* The Jungle Giants – "Trippin Up"

* Polaris – Fatalism
* C.O.F.F.I.N – Australia Stops
* Glitoris – Glitoris
* RedHook – Postcard from a Living Hell
* Void of Vision – Chronicles

Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP  | Best Independent Jazz Album or EP

* Genesis Owusu – Struggler
* JK-47 – Revision for Regrowth
* Teether and Kuya Neil – Stressor
* Urthboy – Savour
* Ziggy Ramo – Sugar Coated Lies

* Elixir – A Small Shy Truth
* Grievous Bodily Calm – Cascades
* Lance Gurisik and Jeremy Rose – Cull Portal
* Mike Nock – Hearing
* The Rookies – Feed the Fire

Best Independent Pop Album or EP  | Best Independent Punk Album or EP

* Jack River – Endless Summer
* Hatchie – Giving the World Away (Deluxe)
* Kate Ceberano – My Life Is a Symphony
* Molly Millington – 5 Stages
* Nat Vazer – Strange Adrenaline

* Private Function – 370HSSV 0773H
* ENOLA – All Is Forgiven EP
* Luca Brasi – The World Don't Owe You Anything
* Radio Free Alice – Radio Free Alice
* Teenage Joans – The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest

Best Independent Rock Album or EP  | Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP

* Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You
* Alex Lahey – The Answer Is Always Yes
* Pacific Avenue – Flowers
* Royel Otis – Sofa Kings
* RVG – Brain Worms

* WILSN – Those Days Are Over
* Bumpy – Morning Sun
* Immy Owusu – Lo Life
* Ruby Jackson – Sweeter for Me
* Women of Soul Collective – Feel Good

Independent Marketing Team of the Year  | Independent Publicity Team of the Year

* The Annex/Ourness/AWAL – Genesis Owusu - Struggler
* Domestic La La – Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - I Love You
* I OH YOU/Mushroom Group – DMA's \- How Many Dreams?
* Ivy League Records/Mushroom – The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way
* Slow Clap – Private Function - 370HSSV 0773H

* Jessia Searle – Jen Cloher - I Am The River, The River Is Me
* I OH YOU/Mushroom – DMA's - How Many Dreams?
* Janine Morcos – Teenage Joans - The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest
* Thinking Loud – Genesis Owusu - Struggler
* This Much Talent – Nat Vazer - Strange Adrenaline

Independent Producer of the Year  | Independent Music Video of the Year

* Bonnie Knight – Enola - All Is Forgiven (EP)
* Konstantin Kersting – DMA's - How Many Dreams?
* Oscar Dawson – Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - I Love You
* Pnau – multiple singles in 2023
* Tom Iansek – Maple Glider - I Get Into Trouble

* Adam Munnings – Cub Sport – "Keep Me Safe"
* Chris Cowburn – Emma Donovan – "Blak Nation"
* Hayden Somerville – RVG – "Nothing Really Changes"
* Sean Higgins – Adam Noviello – "Fumbling"
* Tobias Willis – Georgia Mooney – "War Romance"

Best Independent Label  | Outstanding Achievement Award

* Ourness
* ABC Music
* Dot Dash Recordings
* Poinson City Records
* Spinning Top Records

* Don Spencer

## See also

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* Music of Australia

## References

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1. ^ Mary Varvaris (22 February 2024). "2024 AIR Awards Nominations Open, New Categories Added". The Music Network. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
2. ^ "2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More". The Music. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. ^ "Genesis Owusu, Dan Sultan & Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Among the Winners at the 2024 Air Awards". The Note. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

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